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Friday, January 27, 2012
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Tagged: bee costume, crazy beyotch, Dance Moms, disco balls, FREE VIVI, Jabby Lee, Noses, recap, SnoopK8, tvgasm, Whoville
Good afternoon, everyone. Just wanted to thank y’all for giving me such a warm welcome to the ‘Gasm. I’ve been having so much fun so far. Although I have had a couple of dreams about Jabby Lee and that can’t be a good thing. Anyway, we have a trashtastic episode this week, so let’s get to it.
Previously: Crazy Cathy from Candy Apples entered a 40-year-old into the 11- and 12-year old group; Jabby’s girls beat the Candy Apples in the group dance; Brooke won overall and we all got drunk on apple metaphors.
The girls assemble in the studio and Jabby congratulates them on squishing the Candy Apples, saying, “I think we made applesauce.” (Okay, you don’t HAVE to drink this week. But I find in general, this show is only enhanced by cocktails.) Since it’s Jabby, she can’t let them be happy for too long. She says they may have won Rising Star, but that’s only one competition. Next week is Starbound in New Jersey and there they need to be the NATIONAL champions. Starbound, you will recall, is the competition in which they won “Nationals” at Lake Tahoe last season.
Time for the Pyramid. Nia is on the bottom because she made a mistake in the choreography. Nia is sad because she worked hard to get to the top and now she’s back on the bottom. I guess for Nia, the “top” is row two – seeing as no one is ever going to knock Maddie from the number one slot. (Or are they…?) Kendall is also on the bottom because she started four counts ahead of everyone and she needs to learn how to read music. Jabby tells her she is still on probation until Jabby hands her that jacket. Jill greets this news with a bitchface. Paige is on the bottom again. Poor Paige. She’s like the Ringo of the group.
Don’t worry Luv, it’s gets better. xoxo, Ringo
Mackenzie is also on the bottom but will be doing a solo this week!
Row two is Madd – wait – MADDIE is on the second row?! No wonder there was a solar storm the other day.
We’re all gonna die!
Jabby explains that even though Maddie had the highest scores in the entire competition, she doesn’t want Maddie “resting on her laurels.” She wants Maddie to keep “improving for the next twenty years.” Maddie humbly interviews that she is okay with it because she wants someone else to see what it’s like to be on top. The apple didn’t fall too far from the tree (remember, drinking is optional) because Melissa says it obviously has nothing to do with Maddie’s dance skills. Jabby just wanted to give others a chance. They are probably both right, because Jabby has a huge hard-on for Maddie, but can’t they just accept it gracefully and move on?
Chloe is next because Jabby says that although people are recognizing her from the music video, she wants them to recognize her for her dancing. If anything, they are recognizing her from this show, because there’s no way anyone else saw that video.
Next, Brooke is on top of the pyramid! Jabby says she went from worst to best in one week. Jabby says that as the oldest of the group, Brooke needs to be a role model for the other girls. Brooke interviews that she doesn’t WANT to be a role model.
This will end well
I don’t entirely understand why Mackenzie will be doing a solo since she was just on the bottom of the pyramid. But it’s okay because I love Mackenzie. Maddie and Chloe will be going head-to-head in a jazz and lyrical number, respectively.
The group number this week will feature Brooke and include everyone but Mackenzie. It’s called Born to Dance and is “about a child being born.” Ooh, a dance about childbirth. Brooke, you’ll be the placenta.
Christi interviews that she’s not sure they should be bringing up the birds and the bees in dance class and for once I agree with her. Jabby interviews that the dance will be “provocative and beautiful and wondrous” and sorry, but ew. The girls rehearse by writhing around on the floor as the moms screech from the balcony about vaginas. Melissa imitates a baby’s head coming out and… EWWWWWW.
This moment of solidarity ends when Christi “casually” asks Melissa if she’s upset that Maddie wasn’t on top of the pyramid. Melissa says that yes, Maddie did have the highest scores, but Brooke was fabulous and she can’t take that away from her. Kelly notes that Maddie and Brooke were only one point apart and Melissa says that it’s not entirely fair, but it’s nice to give another kid a chance to be on top. Melissa interviews that the pyramid itself is not fair but what are ya gonna do? Oh, really? Because somehow it was fair every other week when Maddie was on top.
Brooke interviews that she appreciates being on top, but Jabby’s putting a lot of pressure on her. Yeah, like 250 lbs of pressure.
Rehearsal is over and Brooke is at a football game, despite Jabby’s instructions to stay focused and not worry about having friends or a life or anything silly like that. A cheerleader approaches her and tells her she has a pretty mouth and she should try out for the cheer team if she’s over dance.
Hello, Little Girl. Would you like some candy?
Brooke interviews that dance is hard because she has to rehearse every day and she misses lots of parties and football games. She says all her friends are cheerleaders, so maybe cheer team would be fun.
At Kelly’s house, Brooke tells Kelly she wants to try out for cheerleading, but tryouts are the same day as the dance competition. Kelly is upset, but mainly because she’s the one who’s going to have to break the news to Jabby. She tells Brooke that Brooke is going to have to make her own decision here and warns her that Jabby probably won’t ever let her back in the studio after this.
Mackenzie rehearses her solo as Jabby berates her. Mackenzie is unfazed and interviews (in leopard) that she’s “totally ready to dance with the big girls!” OMG, love her!
Fierce
The moms meet for their daily boozy bitchfest. They clink glasses as Jill says “it’s five o’clock somewhere.” Seems like it’s always “somewhere” for these ladies.
It’s 2 PM on Tuesday! Let’s drink!
Kelly tells them about Brooke and the tryouts and they aren’t thrilled. Melissa says she would never allow Maddie to do it the middle of a dance season. She kind of has a point, although I think she has way more invested in her daughter’s dance career than anyone of the other moms. After all, how many stray cocks has she sucked by now? Kelly says she doesn’t even think Brooke will like cheerleading, but she has to find that out for herself.
The group rehearses the childbirth dance as Jabby yells at them. From now on, have a drink every time I write some version of “X dances as Jabby yells at her.” Jabby finally notices that Brooke isn’t there (wasn’t she supposed to be the “glue” that held the number together?) and starts bellowing for her. Upstairs the moms tell Kelly she’d better go down and tell Jabby that Brooke’s not coming before it gets worse. Kelly looks terrified. She goes downstairs and timidly says “I don’t think she’s coming this weekend.” Stop being such a wuss, Kel. You made the decision, now deal with the consequences.
As expected, Jabby freaks the fuck out. At first, she just stands there with her mouth open like she can’t believe what she’s hearing.
Whatchoo talkin’ about Kelly?
Then she yells at Kelly for letting a 13-year-old dictate HER future and the rest of the girls’ futures. Kelly says she’s letting a 13-year-old dictate her OWN future. Jabby says that Brooke knew about the tryouts when she was put on top of the pyramid and should have told her right away, instead of “screwing everybody and stabbing them in the back.” Jabby is right, but she really shouldn’t be screaming like a maniac in front of the kids. Kelly says Brooke isn’t screwing anyone, causing Jabby to screech, “SHE’S SCREWING ME; I CAN FEEL IT.” Wow, it really has been a long time since Jabby’s had some dick.
Jabby dismisses Nia, Paige and Kendall and cancels the group number. Way to be an adult. I mean, I throw my remote at the TV every time the Red Sox lose, so I’m no paragon of anger management, but I’m not paid to TEACH CHILDREN.
The moms gather around and try to get Jabby to change her mind. Melissa and Christi say they don’t want to drive all the way to Jersey just for a solo and that they are standing behind Kelly’s decision. Jabby calls Christi an “asshole” who’s teaching her kid that it’s okay to break the contract. Christi says she teaching her kid that you support your friends. Jabby starts screaming something about Christi’s kid going to Harvard on a scholarship while Kelly’s goes to community college like her mother. (Huh?)
Jabby interviews that of course Christi supports Kelly, because she wants her kid to be the lead. (Again, she’s probably right about that.) Jabby screams at the moms to “go be a team at another studio. It’s my way or the highway!” She carries on awhile longer but then decides that Gianna, her assistant, will go to the competition. Gianna will re-block the group number and Jabby’s name won’t be on it. Maddie (surprise, surprise) will take over for Brooke as the lead.
Jabby interviews that she would “NEVER let [her] child shake her pom poms for some boy to go to college for free.” She adds that if Brooke had told her right away, she would still be mad, but at least it would have been the right thing to do.
Paige has a line this week! She says she supports Brooke because Brooke is her sister. Way to go, Ringo Paige!
I’m relevant!
The girls and moms get on the bus to go to New Jersey. Everyone is in a great mood. Holly says they are all relaxed because Jabby isn’t there. This lasts about three seconds because Jabby shows up looking Jabbier than ever.
BUZZKILL
Jabby interviews that she showed up because she didn’t want Gianna to be thrown to the wolves. Bus Driver Jim is here for his weekly cameo. Maybe Jabby should marry Bus Driver Jim. He seems to tolerate her. Or he owes someone a lot of money.
On the bus, Melissa gets a phone call from Crazy Cathy. Jabby’s like “why is she calling you??” Melissa puts Cathy on speaker and it turns out that the Candy Apples are also going to New Jersey! Christi interviews that she’s worried because Brooke isn’t there this week and the Candy Apples will be “coming for blood.”
BLOOD
Jabby says that if the Candy Apples win this week, she will hang Brooke’s hide off the studio balcony.
Just hanging around
They arrive at the competition. Candy Apple Cathy is in the dressing room and says she’s here to face her “nemis” and that she can’t get beat by a “hokey-pokey number” again. Christi interviews she’s not gonna START anything with Cathy, but won’t back down if CATHY starts something with her. Oh please, Christi. You’re dying to get into it with anyone, especially Cathy.
Abby gives Mackenzie a pep talk before her solo, threatening to “chop her head off” if she forgets her steps. Mackenzie is wearing Snooki’s pink fur boots and she is worried about what will happen to them while she’s on stage. LOL. Maddie tells Mackenzie to smile and have fun and seems genuinely supportive of her sister. Mackenzie goes on stage and does great! When did she get so good?
Most Improved
Abby interviews that Mackenzie “nailed her side aerials and back handsprings,” and that she’s come a long way in a short amount of time.
Chloe and Maddie do their solos and they both do really well, as far as I can tell. To me, Chloe seems more natural and graceful and Maddie seems more technically proficient if that makes any sense.
It’s like, when I watch Maddie, I’m aware that I’m watching a good dancer, but when I watch Chloe I just see the dance. That may not make any sense. Okay, it’s like when you read a book and you’re aware you’re reading “literature” as opposed to just getting into the story. Again, that is my completely uninformed, non-dancer’s opinion, so don’t yell at me.
Time for a trip back to Crazy Town. Cathy is speaking into what looks like a Shake Weight and saying “Abby Lee, Abby Lee, Abby Lee” in a high-pitched voice.
If anyone finds my marbles, please return them to Candy Apple studios…
She notes that Brooke isn’t at the competition and surmises that she is at cheerleader tryouts. How would she know that? Oh – it was probably the voices in her head. Sometimes they are useful.
Cheerleader tryouts. Brooke is as enthusiastic as ever. Did anyone tell Brooke what cheerleaders actually do? The judges make Brooke yell out the chant a couple times “just to make sure she can talk.”
Go Team. Or whatever.
Poor Brooke. She doesn’t seem particularly outgoing. Couldn’t she join the gymnastics team or something? Kelly interviews that if Brooke hadn’t been beaten down by Jabby for so long, she might not even want to try out for cheerleading. Well, for god sake’s, Kelly, whose fault is that? Why does Kelly act like she has no control over anything?
Brooke interviews that she’ll feel bad if she doesn’t make it because she let the other dancers down. But it doesn’t matter, because she makes it! She’s like, “I’m so excited.” Clearly. On a side note, Brooke looks TINY next to the other girls.
Back in NJ, it’s time for solo awards. Mackenzie wins! Yay, Mackenzie! In the Junior division, Maddie wi – whoops. Maddie comes in third!? Oh, hell to the naw! Melissa interviews that Maddie was “flawless” but the judges were “off.” Of course, of course.
And the winner is… Chloe! Chloe is genuinely gracious and says she happy and surprised because there were so many good dancers there.
Melissa interviews that she’s “not pissed” Maddie didn’t win, since she’s a winner in her eyes. Melissa adds that Jabby told her Maddie looked “professional” not like the other “amateurs” out there. Oh shut up, you twat. For her part, Jabby says Maddie was amazing, but Chloe screwed up a turn. Shut up, Jabby. I don’t understand how these girls can still seem so sweet after being emotionally eviscerated every single day for years.
The girls boil water and shred rags to prepare for the birth number. Jabby says they have to prove Brooke wrong, that she’s worthless and that everyone’s replaceable. I can’t imagine why Brooke would ever want to leave this studio.
The Candy Apples go on first and they are mermaids this week.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Seriously, these girls – women, really – look like they are about 45. Except, of course, for poor Vivi. Vivi is on stage for like twenty seconds total, skipping around between the dancers. This does not escape Jabby’s notice, who says she hopes the judges realize that Cathy’s using Vivi as a “human prop” so she can compete in the 9- and 10-year-old group. Nine and ten year olds! These dancers are, no joke, old enough to drink. What is wrong with Cathy! (Rhetorical question.)
Our girls do their birth dance in nude costumes… so wait, are they supposed to be in “birthday suits”? EWWWWWW.
You say it’s your birthday…
Jabby says they succeeded even without Brooke and Nia excitedly says, “We’re taking the Candy Apples downnnn.”
Nia and Jabby turn out to be correct, as the Candy Apple Mermaids come in EIGHTH and our girls win the whole thing again! Christi wakes up the dead horse so she can beat it one more time, saying “how ya like THEM apples.” Seriously, Christi that movie came out in 1997. Let it go.
Jesus, Christi, even I’m over that shit.
Jabby says that Cathy was sitting behind her and didn’t say congratulations. Of course not. In Cathy’s world, she won and there were actual mermaids there. So Jabby decides that as a sign of “good sportsmanship” her girls should go find Cathy and say what a great job she did. I don’t think that’s exactly how good sportsmanship works, but I for one am not going to argue with Jabby Lee Miller.
Jabby goes up to Cathy and says, “Congratulations. You guys did great. I don’t know what happened… but do you have my bee costume?” Even Crazy-ass Cathy is like “WTF?” She says, “you mean that ugly costume that Vivi wore? I gave it to Good Will.” (Good Will Hunting?)
Free Vivi!
Melissa breaks in with, “That was $300!”
Cathy: “No one told me.”
Christi: “It’s a memory, it’s irreplaceable.”
Well, THIS sets Cathy off and she comes back with, “LISTEN DISCO BALL… I’m not talking to you today. This is between Abby and I.” LOLOLOLOLOL at DISCO BALL!
Shut it, Disco Ball!
She calls Christi Disco Ball again and then says. “Whoville called, they want their nose back.” Okay, first of all, why is Cathy so obsessed with Christi’s nose and secondly, Whos don’t HAVE big noses! They have little button noses. Cathy’s nuts.
Tiny little noses!
There is more name calling and getting in people’s faces and Cathy says “we don’t talk like that in front of our kids.” Then Cathy tells Christi that “the dog pound is calling” and she and her “payless shoes need to walk out of here.” Christi says Cathy is obsessed with money and has “complexity issues.” Cathy who is wearing a muppet, says Christi has no style.
Disco Ball this, bitch
Christi says Cathy grabbed her hand and it was like the grim reaper holding her wrist. Cathy ends the exchange with a final “Move along, Disco Ball,” and we are out for the week.
Next week: Peyton and her mom return (to replace Brooke?); Chloe cries as Jabby yells at her and Jabby and Christi argue over who is a better role model.
Wow, that was a great episode! Cathy really is obsessed with Christi’s appearance. What is that all about?? I do have to give her props for the Disco Ball comment, at least the first time she said it. What did you guys think? Will Brooke find happiness on the cheer team? Will Maddie ever claw her way back to the top of the pyramid? Will Paige ever speak again?
Thanks for all your awesome comments! I love hearing all the behind-the-scenes-at-the-dance-studio stuff, so keep it coming!
Have a great weekend.
xoxo,
SnoopK8
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I think Peyton deserves to be on the team more than Brooke because at least Peyton wants to be there. So I say “Welcome Peyton!”
I think Crazy Cathy was referring to the Grinch live action movie where the Whovites or Whovillians or however you would say it, had kinda weird noses. Maybe I am wrong. Go look up a picture of the live action movie to see what I mean.
I get tired of Crazy Cathy and Christi your momma dissing each other every week. It is already getting old after two episodes. I prefer the real drama fights, you know.
I bet you a soda that even though Chloe won top score, Maddie is up at the top of the pyramid again next week. Who wants to take that bet?! We probably all know it. She will berate Chloe for messing the turn up and go on about how Maddie deserved to win.
One thing I noticed about Abby is if one of her girls is up against another studio, she really wants them to win and really supports them like with Brooke and Erika last week. But if the girls are mostly competing against just each other for #1, it becomes all about Maddie, her favorite. Like Abby always has to be competitive against someone and if no other studio has a rival than it has to be setting up her own dancers against each other. I don’t get that.
Ahh, ok. I’ve never seen the live action Grinch. That makes sense now. (I mean, aside from the fact that Cathy is fixated on Christi’s nose in the first place.) Thanks!
Perhaps my favorite part is when everyone saw Jabby coming up to the bus, and one of the girls yelled: “Abby’s here! Pretend you’re sleeping!”
It is a really good bet that the cheerleaders recruited Brooke for the team because she is small and a dancer with great flexibility and tumbling skills. She is the perfect flyer for stunts. I don’t think that there was any doubt that she would make the team. Now her mom might be introduced to the world of competitive cheer….
I understand wanting to be supportive of your child, but I think they Kelly should have told Jabby in advance about it. Or told Brooke to wait until next year to try out, since she already made a commitment. Hasn’t Brooke has been talking about cheerleading, so why didn’t Kelly see this coming?
Great Recap!
I’m looking forward to next week. It seems Peyton’s mom has really been boosting her ego.
Thanks for another great recap, SnoopK8!
This show makes me crazy because I seriously want to kill all the moms as I hear them complain over and over and OVER again about how mean Jabby is to them and their kids. She’s not holding you hostages biatches!
I’m with sagittariuskim on the whole Brooke thing. She told her mom LAST SEASON that she didn’t want to dance anymore and that she maybe wanted to cheer. Kelly shoulda had a talk with her before she made the commitment to join the dance team. And letting the teacher (no matter what a twat she might be) know the NIGHT BEFORE competition that your kids not going because she’s trying out for cheerleading?!?!?!? Unfuckingbelievable.
Watching Cathy’s crazy ass face as she lost AGAIN to Jabby was hilarious. She can come back ALL season long if I can watch her try to hold the twitching back as she gets her ass handed to her every week!
Love this show, love you guys, and LOVE the cappage!
SWAK, PottyMouth
@PottyMouth what’s even more aggravating is Kelly will let Brooke miss a competition for try outs,but not when Brooke is hurt and is advised by a doctor to take time off.
“The girls boil water and shred rags to prepare for the birth number.” OMG, if I had stitches, I would have popped them reading that sentence. Great recap! <3
I also thought Brooke would definitely make cheerleader squad even though she was kinda quiet and not as enthusiastic as she should have been. But with her flexibility and tumbling and smallness she is a perfect flyer and cheerleader. I would have been SHOCKED if she didn’t make it.
You know why I think Maddie did not win top overall solo? It was that costume and the choreography. That costume was a little revealing and the dance was kinda provocative when you add them both together. The judges will get a bad taste in their mouth over stuff like that and the score will suffer. Same when they did “Electricity”. They can even disqualify over it. I thought the dance was not age appropriate and that does effect judging. While Chloe’s was a lovely costume and very age appropriate. Notice when Maddie wears the pretty costumes and dances around like an angel she always wins. That is my take on it.
Loved the recap!! The only thing that would make it better is if some of the moms started posting here. C’mon Jabby Lee and Crazy Apples moms – where are you??
Yes Vivi looked idiotic in that dance. And if 4 out of 5 dancers have boobs then the dance doesn’t belong in 9-10 age group!!! I think one reason that the Abby Lee group number looked so good is b/c the girls are all near the same age. Brooke always looked too old and Mac was too young. This group is the group she should keep.
I think you’re right April. That was a stripper costume and when Maddie walked around with her stomach sticking out, it looked very odd.
“They clink glasses as Jill says “it’s five o’clock somewhere.” Seems like it’s always “somewhere” for these ladies.”
How is this bad?
Oh…and how did Crazy Cathy know Brooke wasn’t going to New Jersey?
Ooops. Question answered. Never mind.
The whole timing of Brooke dropping out seemed staged to me to add drama, They set the plots out for the season ahead of time.
Maddie will definitely be on top of the pyramid, since it is Jabby’s pick, not the judges. Maddie will be on top for being (in Jabby’s mind) perfect, and being robbed, and Chloe will be below for messing up that turn we couldn’t see…and for being Christi’s daughter.
Cathy plans out one insult ahead of time for Christi and then repeats it over and over and over. How I want someone who’s really good at cruelty to tell Cathy how ugly she is!!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m not sure that the set the plot out necessarily ahead of time, but I do think they film MUCH more per week (or whatever time period it really is) than we see. Then, they chop it all up and save the good leftover bits for another time. For example, one of Maddie’s interviews (the one about “that’s what being a teenager is all about”) was the exact same hair-do and outfit as one of her interviews last week. Also, it was a previous episode when Brooke was wanting to leave rehearsal to go to a game – so I bet the game footage was old too.
Other than that – lovin’ Mackenzie and her cute comments. Maddie’s take on being a teenager made me laugh. I kind of wish Christy had punched Cathi – it was my Jerry Springer moment of the day. I felt really white trash after I yelled “punch her!” at my TV. But seriously, look up at the picture you posted of Cathi – the “shut-it disco ball!” I think they old lady behind her is Cathi’s mom. She looks a bit nutters too. And seriously, the Candy Apple moms? They look like they were hit with makeup grenades. Real Housewives of Ohio? My aunt lives there. She sells Mary Kay. She kind of looks like Jabby though – from what I hear she doesn’t sell much of it.
“It’s like, when I watch Maddie, I’m aware that I’m watching a good dancer, but when I watch Chloe I just see the dance. ”
This makes perfect sense and I completely agree. Great description of their dancing styles!
Gawd, I giggled like a schoolgirl thru the entire recap. “Melissa interviews that the pyramid itself is not fair but what are ya gonna do? Oh, really? Because somehow it was fair every other week when Maddie was on top.” YES, YES, YES!!! My daughter is perfect and all of yours suck. Sorry. Plus there’s something wrong with these judges.
Keep ‘em comin’, SnoopK8!!
Also, I think when the $300 Bumble-Bee Man (ey-yi-yi, mia stomacho!) cosh-chume price was quoted, Ca-razzzy Cathy said, “Bill me.” I’d send her a bill for $3000, saying that’s the new retail and she has to pay up or lose her soul. Or something…
OMG, these comments are hilarious.
@sagittariuskim – good point about missing the competition for tryouts and not when she had a DISLOCATED SHOULDER.
@Jazzy – would LOVE if the moms would post here! I would so love to go out for drinks with Christi. She would make snarky comments about everyone in the bar and it would be awesome.
@Cattyfan – no, you’re right. It being 5 o’clock everywhere is certainly not a bad thing. I just think it’s funny that they drink so much (although I’m sure not as much as it they make it seem). I’m all for them getting liquored up if it means they will bring the drama. Plus, if I had to spend so much time in that studio I’d be drunk ALL the time.
@sarah – yeah, the editing’s been bugging me too. For example, when they were on the bus and Cathy called, it looked dark out, but when they pulled up to the competition it was bright daylight. But if I start thinking about it too much I’ll get a headache. Also, I too, wanted them to get physical even though I know better. You know what would be awesome? If Drita from Mob Wives sent her kids to Abby Lee…
@cheermom…Can you imagine any of them in All Star cheer…some of the moms are crazy enough already! One of the things I noticed in the episode was a quick camera shot they had of the list of girls numbers that made the team. I could of swore her number (24) wasn’t on it. I think the whole thing is set up for plot drama. There was a rumor she tried out at FCA and made it but decided not to pursue it.
I did not think that Bee costume was actually $300 dollars. Maybe because it was custom? I have had way more elaborate and nicer costumes not cost that much.
Also I thought the best moment on this episode was when Christi and Cathy were fighting and Christi cussed. Then you see Cathy say something like “Oh we don’t talk like that around our kids, right moms!?” and then it shows the other moms and they just look REALLLLLLLLYYYYYY bored. I thought that was TOOOO funny!
I hate, hate, hate that these ladies curse in front of the kids. I will drop the f bomb all day, but imagine hearing a random lady call your mom and bitch or your dance teacher call your mom an asshole.
I also feel bad for Paige. She gets zero camera time and is just a background prop.
I thought Christi and Cathy’s exchange of insults was ridiculous. Jabby should’ve gone to Cathy without the dance mom posse. But it makes for good tv.
Is Cathy’s studio truly a threat to ABby Lee Studios??
@April-I totally agree, when they showed those moms they looked bored and even more tacky than these moms. It was hilarious!
If you watch the preview of next week’s episode, they show who’s at the top. I was surprised when I saw it.
It kind of upset me when Abby belittled Chloe’s solo toward the end. That girl did amazing and deserved the win. I felt the same way that Snoop felt when watching the two girls dance. Maddie just looked like a great dancer dancing where as Chloe looked like a dancer telling a story. But that’s my opinion.
Great recap Snoop!
If Cathy had all of these wonderful dancers, wth did she bring the crappy ones to beat Jabby the 1st time? It does not make sense. Either the good dancers were trained elsewhere and just joined Candy Apples for tv exposure or their moms did not believe Cathy when she said their kids were going to be on tv so they did not enter them in the contest.
Sorry Cathy your teenagers can’t beat elementary aged children, it is time to give up
Totally agree with you about Chloe’s skills vs. Maddie’s skills. When we were watching this episode, I was telling my roommate that while Maddie seems better on a more technical level, Chloe’s passion for dance is what shines through. To me, that’s more important.
I remember seeing some of the same moms from Cathy’s studio last season. Justice the little red haired boy was there last year and I believe his mom is the one with the red hair and she was also on last season. I think there was a girl that she sent up against Chloe last season (Taylor is maybe her name) and I wonder if that is one of the same girls that is dancing with her now? Obviously Cathy does not have any 9-10 year old girls that even come close to Abby’s 9-10 girls. She has some good 13-15 girls, but even they cannot beat Abby’s 9-10 girls, but really they should not be up against each other anyway due to one being Senior division and one being Junior division.
I may have totally missed this last season, but is Cathy Vivi’s birth mother? I know she said something about not wanting to be mistaken for her grandmother. I would not put it past Crazy Cathy to adopt a child just to force her into dancing. It’s like something you’d see on SVU.
Cathy adopted Vivi.
I bet Vivi wishes she had been left at the orphanage.
Is it just me or does Vivi’s spirit seem more broken this season compared to last season? She would giggle and give some good sass or one liners last season, and this season she just gives the dead eyed stare and speaks very monotone. Poor girl.
SnoopK8 – Totally agree with your assessment of the dancing. In ice skating terms, it’s like Kristi Yamaguchi vs. Surya Bonaly. Like Chloe, Kristi may not have had the highest jumps, but always flowed from one move to the other, so you could get lost in the routine and forget she was on skates. Like Maddie, Surya could jump like crazy, but her routines were all skate, skate, skate TRICK skate, skate, skate TRICK, skate skate skate TRICK. Maddie drives me NUTS with the lack of transition between her tricks!
Also, I am loathe to say it, but I agree with Melissa and Jabby. Brooke committed to a season of competition dance (and we made our dancers sign actual contracts when I taught!)and to drop out of a competition & dance like that, and not give her more than 1 days notice was indefensible. Kelly should have made her continue the season and then try for cheer next year (or not had her commit to THIS season of dance if she wanted to cheer instead).
This is how the winning team cheers for the losers at these competitions: “2,4,6,8! You owe me $300!”
Okay I am pissed! Hulu and Lifetime.com don’t have the new episode up yet!!!!! I don’t have cable so I have to watch it on one of those. I am going freak out if I don’t get my Dance Moms fix soon!
I go to that school…Brooke didn’t actually make the team. She’s not even in HS, lol. It was all for the show. I heard that in a few episodes they’re going to burn her pom poms and she’s going to rejoin the group.
Oh, and Peyton and her family aren’t “new”. If you look on Abby’s website, her sister who went to AbbyLee is mentioned for something about a Disney movie.
They have mentioned several times that Peyton has been attending ALDS for four years or something like that. But they weren’t on the competition team.
I was wondering why a just turned 13 year old was trying out for high school cheer. Why not go to a studio?